TALKING POINT SOUR GRAPES
R
omain Grosjean is no
longer being asked if
switching from what
became the Renault works
team this year to the all-new
Haas project was a wise choice
but not everyone in Formula 1
is happy to see the new team
succeed so soon.
As impressive as Haas’ feat
might seem, it is not universally
popular. Bernie Ecclestone told
Autoweek recently that the 2016
Haas is “basically a Ferrari. It will
perform because it’s a Ferrari.”
So for a true independent
like Williams, the Haas model is
a dangerous development.
“The status of being a
constructor has been gradually
eroded,” said Pat Symonds,
Williams’ technical boss.
“Some
would
like
it
completely eroded,” he told the
New York Times in Bahrain.
“What Haas has done is good
for him, but I don’t know if that
is really the way F1 should be
going.”
Meanwhile Grosjean is
now fifth overall in the F1
world championship, ahead
even of Ferrari’s championship
contender Sebastian Vettel.